Mission Areas | U.S. Geological Survey
Changes to the natural world combined with growing human demands put our health and safety, national security, and economy at risk. We are focused on some of the most significant issues society faces, and our science is making a substantial contribution to the well-being of the Nation and the world. Learn more about the major topics our research covers and the programs …
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Africa | U.S. Geological Survey
FEWS NET: In partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), other federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations, USGS provides expertise and training in satellite data acquisition, processing, and …
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Cement Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological Survey
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity cement Subscribe to receive an email notification when a new publication is added to this page. On the Questions tab of the subscriber preferences page, please select "Cement" and any other options in which you may be interested.
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Amy Gartman, PhD | U.S. Geological Survey
I lead the USGS Global Marine Minerals project, which you can learn more about here. My work focuses on the geochemistry of marine minerals including all aspects of water-rock interactions such as precipitation, alteration, and the role of nanoparticles in mineral accumulation.
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Europe and Central Eurasia | U.S. Geological Survey
Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Europe and Central Eurasia. Listed below are chapters from the Minerals Yearbook Volume III: Area Reports-International-Europe and Central Eurasia. These annual reviews are designed to provide timely statistical data on mineral commodities in various countries. ... Contact USGS. 1 ...
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Cobalt Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. and Global Cobalt Statistics and Information from the USGS National Minerals Information Center Presentation given at the CDI Cobalt Conference 2015 -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 20-21 May 2015; Other Sources of Information. Recycled Metals in the United States: A Sustainable Resource. Bureau of Mines Special Publication, 1993, 76 pp.
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U.S. Geological Survey Releases 2022 List of Critical Minerals
The 2022 list of critical minerals was determined using the most up-to-date scientific methods to evaluate mineral criticality. The new list contains 15 more commodities compared to the nation's first list of critical minerals created in 2018. Much of the increase in the new list is the result of splitting the rare earth elements and platinum group elements into individual entries rather ...
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Country Specialists | U.S. Geological Survey
Minerals information country specialists at the U.S. Geological Survey collect and analyze information on the mineral industries of more than 170 nations throughout the world. The specialists are available to answer minerals-related questions concerning individual countries. ... Email: [email protected]; Algeria Mowafa Taib Phone: 703-648-4986 ...
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Mineral of the month: chromium
Chromium is used in many consumer and building products, and it contributes to a clean, efficient and healthy environment. Chromium is one of the most indispensable industrial metals and it …
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
GMEGSC hosts the USGS Innovation Center, which sponsors work with public and private technology partners to design, test, and bring into operation a new generation of technical and engineering tools to address urgent national natural science issues. ... for critical mineral research, earthquake hazards, and interstate correlation. ...
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Systems-Deposits-Commodities-Critical Minerals …
(USGS) to develop a plan to improve the Nation's understand-ing of domestic critical mineral resources. In response, a list of 35 critical minerals with a high risk for supply disruption were identified by the National Minerals Information Center (Fortier and others, 2018). The 35 critical minerals that were
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Energy and Minerals Mission Area | U.S. Geological Survey
USGS invests $3.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across Alaska. December 19, 2024 ... focuses on geologic belts that are favorable for hosting mineral systems that could contain the critical minerals antimony, barite, beryllium, chromium, fluorspar, hafnium, magnesium, manganese, uranium, vanadium, and ...
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State Minerals Statistics and Information
State mineral data - After all information from the USGS annual canvass of domestic mineral industries is compiled and the mineral commodity chapters (Volume I of the Minerals Yearbook) are released, a Statistical Summary chapter is completed, with table 5 (and several other tables) presenting the earliest State-by-State data, including total State production and production value.
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Publications
USGS Projects in Afghanistan produced a substantial number of publications, ... and cross sections presented in this report are redrafted and modified versions of the Geologic map and map of useful minerals of the Dusar area (scale 1:50,000) and Geologic sketch map of the Dusar and Namak-sory ore occurrences (scale 1:10,000), located in the ...
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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2008 | U.S. Geological Survey
Each chapter of the 2008 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, 5-year salient statistics, and world production and …
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USGS Critical Minerals Study: Bans on Gallium and …
RESTON, Va. — U.S. Geological Survey researchers have developed a new model to assess how disruptions of critical mineral supplies may affect the U.S. economy. Using the model, the researchers estimate there could be a $3.4 billion decrease in U.S. GDP if China implements a total ban on exports of gallium and germanium, minerals used in some …
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Helium Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological Survey
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity helium. Subscribe to receive an email notification when a new publication is added to this page. On the Questions tab of the subscriber preferences page, select "Helium" and any other options in which you may be interested. ... Contact USGS. 1 ...
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National Minerals Information Center | U.S. Geological …
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of …
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Mineral Industry Surveys
The U.S. Geological Survey plans to discontinue reporting industry consumption of ferroalloys and chromium metal in tables 1 and 2 of this Mineral Industry Surveys report. The last published …
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U.S. Geological Survey marks progress tracking nation's …
Updating the U.S.'s critical minerals market data. Next month, USGS will publish its 2025 Mineral Commodity Summaries. These annual reports help forecast supply chain disruptions resulting from a variety of risks including pandemics, natural disasters, and trade wars, and are the U.S.'s authoritative source of data on the supply, demand, and consumption of 100 mineral …
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USGS mineral deposit models
This CD-ROM publication is a compilation of 29 previously published mineral deposit model and related reports of the USGS. It in part reflects a history of mineral deposit model development within the USGS. Model types presented include descriptive, grade-tonnage, geoenvironmental, and geophysical. These models generally compile the geologic, geochemical, and geophysical …
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments in the USGS' efforts to provide vital science to address critical minerals, preserve data and foster the next generation of geoscientists. In addition, the USGS is providing support to other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law priorities like ecosystem restoration, wildfire science, and ...
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Analytical Chemistry | U.S. Geological Survey
Mineral Separation: We provide Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center scientists with the expertise, equipment, and methods needed to deconstruct rocks and enlarge understanding of geologic processes by separating and concentrating mineral constituents using water tables, heavy liquids, magnets, and microscopes; identifying and …
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Sarah J. Ryker, Ph.D. | U.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Sarah J. Ryker is the Associate Director for Energy and Mineral Resources where she oversees the United State Geological Survey's (USGS) science, ... and identified new opportunities to use energy waste and mine …
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What are Critical Minerals? | U.S. Geological Survey
Critical minerals are essential to the economy and national security of the Nation and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. The USGS leads the government in developing the List of Critical Minerals and provides crucial and rich information about critical mineral availability, supply chains, and economic impacts. The USGS uses a cross-sectoral …
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Mineral Industry Surveys
Reported consumption of chromium, on a gross weight basis, in November 2021 was unchanged compared with consumption of chromium in October 2021 and decreased by 3% compared …
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Chromium Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological Survey …
Chromium (Cr) has a wide range of uses in metals, chemicals, and refractories. It is one of the Nation's most important strategic and critical materials. Chromium use in iron, steel, and nonferrous alloys enhances hardenability and resistance to corrosion and oxidation.
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Chromium—Makes Stainless Steel Stainless
Chromium, a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point, is a silvery white, hard, and bright metal plating on steel and other material. Commonly known as chrome, it is one of the most important …
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2020 Minerals Yearbook
Domestic consumption data for chromium materials were developed by the u.S. Geological Survey (uSGS) by means of monthly "chromite ores and chromium Products" and …
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MinFrame
Assessing the mineral resources of the United States represents a core function of the Energy and Minerals Mission Area since the inception of the U.S. Geological Survey under the Organic Act of 1879. As reaffirmed by the Energy Policy Act of 2020, assessment of identified and undiscovered resources of critical mineral commodities continues to form a focal point of the …
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